Miller chooses Gebhardt to direct final Map My Summer short

George Miller has selected Amy Gebhardt to make a short film from the raw footage from the Map My Summer Screen Australia/YouTube promotion.

“I went with Amy’s film because I responded to [her short Into the Sun] viscerally. Although its narrative was minimal, it was, moment to moment, compelling to watch. And once seen it stuck in the mind,” said Miller of his decision.

Gebhardt was one of three directors (including Ariel Kleiman and Luke Doolan) initially chosen by Screen Australia and YouTube to create a short for the Map My Summer campaign – which asked the public to upload footage of how they spent their summer. She will now use that footage as the basis for a final film, set to be a tribute to what summer means in Australia.